Llanito (1971)
Llanito is the first of Lyon’s trio of films shot in and around Bernalillo, New Mexico, and it is also the screen debut of Willie Jaramillo. The twelve-year-old boy acts as a guiding force for Lyon and his audience, reading out the names on gravestones and relating the stories of the people buried there. He is the focal point of a group of mostly young men with whom Lyon would remain friends and continue to document for the next several decades. The film meanders through the town and among its inhabitants, passing between groups of people at times with the keen instinct of a desert eagle and at others in a drunken stupor, stumbling from one scene into the next with the visceral and irrational inevitability of a gravitational pull.
Director: Danny Lyon
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 52 min
Release Date: January 1, 1971
Cast
- Willie Jaramillo - Himself
Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Llanito about?
- Llanito is the first of Lyon’s trio of films shot in and around Bernalillo, New Mexico, and it is also the screen debut of Willie Jaramillo. The twelve-year-old boy acts as a guiding force for Lyon and his audience, reading out the names on gravestones and relating the stories of the people buried there. He is the focal point of a group of mostly young men with whom Lyon would remain friends and continue to document for the next several decades. The film meanders through the town and among its inhabitants, passing between groups of people at times with the keen instinct of a desert eagle and at others in a drunken stupor, stumbling from one scene into the next with the visceral and irrational inevitability of a gravitational pull.
- Who directed Llanito?
- Llanito was directed by Danny Lyon.
- Who stars in Llanito?
- Llanito stars Willie Jaramillo.
- How long is Llanito?
- Llanito has a runtime of 52m (52 minutes).
- What genre is Llanito?
- Llanito is a Documentary film.
- Where was Llanito produced?
- Llanito was produced in United States of America.